Los Montes de Hierro Greenway
Exploring the mining landscape of Las Encartaciones
The Los Montes de Hierro Greenway, located in the region of Enkarter and Mining Area, is a tour of Bizkaia's mining history, since iron shaped the landscape, life and character of this land for centuries, before the alchemy of the Guggenheim Museum dressed it in gleaming titanium.
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39,07 Km | |
Traslaviña (Artzentales) - Pobeña (Muskiz) passing via Sopuerta, Galdamés, Abanto-Zierbena and Gallarta. Bizkaia. Basque Country | |
Trekkers, skaters, cyclists, suitable for people with reduced mobility | |
Note: Accessible with some sections featuring steep slopes. Bidegorri section or bike lane between Gallarta-Playa La Arena and Itsaslur Greenway section (Pobeña-Kobaron). Access via Kobaron is recommended to avoid the stairs in Pobeña | |
Asphalt and compacted earth | |
The Paseo Itsaslur section is part of the Northern Way of St. James | |
7 tunnels, several walkways, 7 buildings linked to mining operations | |
43.233037, -3.196841 | |
43.350181, -3.143319 | |
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